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Free Sports API


Support
The free JSON sports API will always remain free at point of access for basic sports data.
All example links should be testable in the browser.

Test API Keys
Free users can use the test API key "3" during development of your app or for educational use.
If you have paid for a premium key, just replace "3" with your "API KEY" in the URL

API Limits
The Rate limiter will kick in if you make over 100 requests per minute on our API with a 429 response

Premium API
$7 monthly Patreon supporters get a dedicated production API key
including 2min Livescores, Video highlights and all other upgraded features.
You must be registered on TheSportsDB and a supporter on Patreon
Once signed up you can find your API key on the user page.


Contact
Email: [email protected] - Please state if you are a Patreon Supporter

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V1 Search

Search for team by name
/api/v1/json/3/searchteams.php?t=Arsenal

Search for team short code
/api/v1/json/3/searchteams.php?sname=ARS

Search for all players from team patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/searchplayers.php?t=Arsenal

Search for players by name
/api/v1/json/3/searchplayers.php?p=Danny_Welbeck
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/searchplayers.php?t={TeamName}&p={Playername}

Search for event by event name
/api/v1/json/3/searchevents.php?e=Arsenal_vs_Chelsea
/api/v1/json/3/searchevents.php?e=Arsenal_vs_Chelsea&s=2016-2017

Search for event by event file name
/api/v1/json/3/searchfilename.php?e=English_Premier_League_2015-04-26_Arsenal_vs_Chelsea

Search for Venue
/api/v1/json/3/searchvenues.php?t=Wembley

NOTE: You can replace spaces '%20' with underscores if you want, when requesting multi word strings.

List

List all sports patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/all_sports.php

List all leagues (limited 50 on free tier)
/api/v1/json/3/all_leagues.php

List all countries
/api/v1/json/3/all_countries.php

List all Leagues in a country (limited 50 on free tier)
/api/v1/json/3/search_all_leagues.php?c=England
/api/v1/json/3/search_all_leagues.php?c=England&s=Soccer

List all Seasons in a League
/api/v1/json/3/search_all_seasons.php?id=4328

List all Teams in a League
/api/v1/json/3/search_all_teams.php?l=English%20Premier%20League
/api/v1/json/3/search_all_teams.php?s=Soccer&c=Spain

List All teams details in a league by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookup_all_teams.php?id=4328

List All players in a team by Team Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookup_all_players.php?id=133604

List all users loved teams and players
/api/v1/json/3/searchloves.php?u=zag

Lookups

League Details by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookupleague.php?id=4346

Team Details by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookupteam.php?id=133604

Player Details by Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookupplayer.php?id=34145937

Venue Details by Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookupvenue.php?id=16163

Event Details by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookupevent.php?id=441613

Event Statistics by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookupeventstats.php?id=1032723

Event Lineup by Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookuplineup.php?id=1032723

List timeline for events by event ID patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookuptimeline.php?id=1032718

Player Honours by Player Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookuphonours.php?id=34147178

Player Milestones by Player Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookupmilestones.php?id=34161397

Player Former Teams by Player Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookupformerteams.php?id=34147178

Player Contracts by Player Id
/api/v1/json/3/lookupcontracts.php?id=34147178

Event Results by Event Id
/api/v1/json/3/eventresults.php?id=652890

Event TV by Event Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/lookuptv.php?id=584911

Lookup Table by League ID and Season
/api/v1/json/3/lookuptable.php?l=4328&s=2020-2021

Lookup Equipment by Team ID
/api/v1/json/3/lookupequipment.php?id=133597

Schedules

Next 5 Events by Team Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/eventsnext.php?id=133602

Next 15 Events by League Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/eventsnextleague.php?id=4328

Last 5 Events by Team Id (Limited to home team for free tier)
/api/v1/json/3/eventslast.php?id=133602

Last 15 Events by League Id patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/eventspastleague.php?id=4328

Events in a specific round by league id/round/season
/api/v1/json/3/eventsround.php?id=4328&r=38&s=2014-2015

Events on a specific day patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/eventsday.php?d=2014-10-10
/api/v1/json/3/eventsday.php?d=2014-10-10&s=Soccer
/api/v1/json/3/eventsday.php?d=2014-10-10&l=4356
/api/v1/json/3/eventsday.php?d=2014-10-10&l=Australian_A-League

TV Events on a day (By Sport/Date/TV Station Country) patreon icon
/api/v1/json/3/eventstv.php?d=2018-07-07
/api/v1/json/3/eventstv.php?d=2018-07-07&s=Fighting
/api/v1/json/3/eventstv.php?d=2019-09-28&a=United%20Kingdom&s=Cycling
/api/v1/json/3/eventstv.php?c=Peacock_Premium

All events in specific league by season (Free tier limited to 100 events)
/api/v1/json/3/eventsseason.php?id=4328&s=2014-2015

NOTE: These round numbers relate to special strings:
Round 125 = Quarter-Final
Round 150 = Semi-Final
Round 160 = Playoff
Round 170 = Playoff Semi-Final
Round 180 = Playoff Final
Round 200 = Final
Round 500 = Pre-Season

Images

Preview Images
Most of the time you won't want to download the original large image, just get a small preview.
This is possible simple by adding ''/preview'' onto the end URL. This will give you a small 200px version.
Original - /images/media/league/fanart/xpwsrw1421853005.jpg
Medium 500px - /images/media/league/fanart/xpwsrw1421853005.jpg/medium
Small 250px - /images/media/league/fanart/xpwsrw1421853005.jpg/small
Tiny 50px - /images/media/league/badge/pdd43f1610891709.png/tiny

Video Highlights patreon icon
Latest Event Youtube Highlights
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php?d=2019-10-13
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php?d=2019-10-12&l=WTA%20Tour
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php?l=MLB
/api/v1/json/3/eventshighlights.php?i=4329
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php?s=Soccer
/api/v1/json/{APIKEY}/eventshighlights.php?s=Soccer&d=2020-02-15

Larger API Limits patreon icon
Show ALL events from season (developer key is limited to 250 events).
/api/v1/json/3/eventsseason.php?id=4424&s=2019

Livescores V1 patreon icon
NOTE: V2 is now recommended for livescore
These are just a static examples for non-patreon
Soccer - /api/v1/json/3/latestsoccer.php
NCAA Basketball - /api/v1/json/3/latestncaabasketball.php
NCAA Football - /api/v1/json/3/latestncaafootball.php
Basketball - /api/v1/json/3/latestbasketball.php
Am Football - /api/v1/json/3/latestamericanfootball.php
Ice Hockey - /api/v1/json/3/latesticehockey.php
Baseball - /api/v1/json/3/latestbaseball.php
NOTE: Updated LIVE every 2mins for Patreon


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Livescore V2 patreon icon
*Free for all until Euro 2024 ends :)
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/Soccer
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/Basketball
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/Ice_Hockey
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/4399
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/4380
/api/v2/json/3/livescore/all
Lookups V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/league/4328
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/team/133675
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/team_equipment/133597
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/player/34172575
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/player_contracts/34146304
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/player_honours/34146304
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/player_milestones/34146304
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/player_teams/34146304
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event/441613
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_lineup/1937584
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_results/652890
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_stats/1937584
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_timeline/1937584
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_tv/584911
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/event_highlights/2044892
/api/v2/json/3/lookup/venue/15910
All V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/all/countries
/api/v2/json/3/all/sports
/api/v2/json/3/all/leagues
List V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/list/seasons/4328
/api/v2/json/3/list/seasonposters/4328
/api/v2/json/3/list/players/133604
/api/v2/json/3/list/players/Manchester_United
/api/v2/json/3/list/teams/4328
/api/v2/json/3/list/teams/English_Premier_League
Search V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/search/league/English_Premier_League
/api/v2/json/3/search/team/Manchester_United
/api/v2/json/3/search/player/Harry_Kane
/api/v2/json/3/search/venue/Wembley
/api/v2/json/3/search/event/FIFA_World_Cup_2022-12-18_Argentina_vs_France
Filter V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/filter/events/4328/2003-2004
/api/v2/json/3/filter/tv/day/2024-06-22
/api/v2/json/3/filter/tv/channel/Sky_Sports_Main_Event
/api/v2/json/3/filter/tv/country/United_Kingdom
/api/v2/json/3/filter/tv/sport/Motorsport
Schedual V2 (testing)
/api/v2/json/3/schedual/next/league/4328
/api/v2/json/3/schedual/previous/league/4328
/api/v2/json/3/schedual/next/team/133612
/api/v2/json/3/schedual/previous/team/133612
/api/v2/json/3/schedual/league/4328/2023-2024